SOC day was Thursday, May 12th. Several community members, business members from South Dakota as well as other states participated in SOC Day. Individuals participated by “SHOWING YOUR SOCKS TO SHOW YOU CARE”, as well as “SOCING, which is positively act of sharing a pair of silly socks to show you care about their mental health and overall well-being. Individuals shared their photos using #sillySOCday.

In conjunction with Mental Health May, the SOC team wrote encouraging notes with positively stickers. SOC members Ericka Kotab and Connie Kaufman hand delivered some of these notes to Wagner Community School and Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-Avera staff on SOC Day.

SOC day, hosted by Strengthening Our Community, is to spread mental health awareness. If you would like more information about SOC or wish to make a donation, please contact one of these members:

Ericka Kotab or Missy Slaba/ Wagner Community School @ 605-384-3677

Amy Doom/Boys & Girls Club-Wagner@605-384-9908

Connie Kaufman/Wagner Community Clinic-Avera@605-384-3418

Here are some photos: I was thinking picking two delivery photos for the center and collage around?? May use any or all….

SOC committee members ready to deliver some encouraging notes and stickers.